gonzales cannon special section - livestock salute

Saluting the participants in the 2012 Gonzales, Nixon-Smiley, Waelder, Shiner, Moulton and Luling Livestock Shows

Livestock Show

Grand Champions: Gonzales 4-H/FFA Livestock Show

Salute

Thursday, March 22, 2012

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Dylan Mills Grand Champion Steer, Champion Heavyweight in the Gonzales Lynnea Fink Grand Champion Market Swine, Champion Med. Heavyweight in Livestock Show the Gonzales Livestock Show

Lauren Campion Grand Champion Market Lamb, Champion Heavyweight in Lauren Campion Grand Champion Market Goat, 1st Place Senior Showmanship in the Gonzales Livestock Show the Gonzales Livestock Show

Weston Davis Grand Champion Broilers in the Gonzales Livestock Show

Kymberlie Malatek Grand Champion Market Rabbits in the Gonzales Livestock Show

Shelly Kresta Grand Champion Senior Baked Sadie Thibodeaux Grand Champion Junior Baked Tanner Hardcastle Grand Champion Commercial Goods in the Gonzales Livestock Show Goods in the Gonzales Livestock Show Heifers in the Gonzales Livestock Show

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Gretchen Singleton 4th Place Steers Heavyweight Joshua Weigang 3rd Place Steers Heavyweight in Kelli Soefje 3rd Place Steers Medium Heavyweight in the Gonzales Livestock Show in the Gonzales Livestock Show the Gonzales Livestock Show

Kourtney Knesek 3rd Place Steers Lightweight in Loni Lester 1st Place Steers Mediumweight, 1st Nathan Wagner 4th Place Steers Lightweight in the Gonzales Livestock Show Place Showmanship in the Gonzales Livestock Show the Gonzales Livestock Show

Travis Malaer 4th Place Steers Mediumweight in Trent Malaer 2nd Place Steers Mediumweight in the Gonzales Livestock Show the Gonzales Livestock Show

Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to make 2012 Stock Show a Success!

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Cade Davis Reserve Champion Breeding Gilt in the Gonzales Livestock Show Sheridan Tate Grand Champion Breeding Gilt in the Gonzales Livestock Show

Ashlynn Tatsch Champion Mediumweight Swine in the Gonzales Livestock Show

Bradley Stamport Champion Lightweight Swine in the Gonzales Livestock Show

Elijah Norman Reserve Champion Mediumweight Swine in the Gonzales LiveJesslyn Nowotny Reserve Champion Lightweight Swine in the Gonzales Livestock Show stock Show

Clayton Wilkerson County Bred Grand Champion Swine in the Gonzales Live- Raven Dyer County Bred Reserve Champion Swine in the Gonzales Livestock stock Show Show

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Neally Basquez Champion Lightweight Lamb in Josie Stowers 1st Place Junior Showmanship Lamb Haley Clampit 1st Place Junior Showmanship Goat the Gonzales Livestock Show in the Gonzales Livestock Show in the Gonzales Livestock Show

Dillon Zella Champion Heavyweight Goat in the Madelyne Parr Champion Lightweight Goat in the Madison Culpepper Champion Mediumweight Gonzales Livestock Show Gonzales Livestock Show Goat in the Gonzales Livestock Show

Wayne Fowler Reserve Heavyweight Goat in the Taylor Mobbs Reserve Lightweight Goat in the Trace Herndon Reserve Mediumweight Goat in Gonzales Livestock Show Gonzales Livestock Show the Gonzales Livestock Show

Congratulations to everyone for all your hard work in the 2012 Stock Show!

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Congratulating all this years Livestock Show participants!

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Michaela Garcia Champion County Bred Rabbits Daniela Rivas First in Junior showmanship Rabbits Morgan Simper First in Senior Showmanship Rabbits in the Gonzales Livestock Show in the Gonzales Livestock Show in the Gonzales Livestock Show

Brittney Pakebusch Third Place in Broilers in the Jaylee Moeller Fourth place in Broilers in the Gon- Mitchell McElroy Fifth Place in Broilers in the Gonzales Livestock Show zales Livestock Show Gonzales Livestock Show

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Kyle Krum Reserve Champion in Junior Baked Lauren Campion Reserve Champion in Senior Goods in the Gonzales Livestock Show Baked Goods in the Gonzales Livestock Show

Congratulations on a Job Well Done!

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Gonzales Livestock Show Association 2012 Big Thank YouHEB GeoSouthern Friends of the Livestock Gonzales Building Center Sage Capital Bank Prosperity Bank Adams Extract Lee Baker DuBose Insurance Mrs. Dorothy Ploeger Scott Dierlam Insurance Agency OGO Oil Co. E.F. Ehrig & Sons Hallettsville Livestock Benes Farm, Inc. GVEC Soncrest Egg Co. Apache Express Care First National Bank Shiner Kenneth & Doreen Fink Johnson Oil / Tiger Tote Wilkerson Show Pigs McElroy Sand Blasting & Painting Sunset Livestock Carriers S & S Grain Raabe Ranch Cal-Maine Inc. Amy & Chris Thibodeaux Fehner & Son Grain Co Reeses Print Shop & Office Supplies Ray Myers Natalie & Lance Tatsch Circle G Southern Clay Products Hodges Construction Co. Jerry & Marilyn Clay Roger L. Miller Jim & Aggie Matthews Graham Land and Cattle Borrer Eletric E-Barr Feeds Hardcastle & Hardcastle Schmidt & Sons Allan K. Jamison Lance & Jennifer Benes Jerry Hudson & Wendy Thompson Bulls Whites Construction R.J. Esco Construction Alton Czichos San Antonio Water Systems Glen & Sandra Brown Houston & Peggy Munson South Texas Poultry Holmes Foods Seivers Clinic Mickey & Rene Singleton D & K Automotive West Motors Kardosz, Inc Ernie Davis Elstner Dozer Service Wal-Mart of Gonzales 4L RV Ranch Guadalupe Valley Cattle Women Wendy & Doyle Allen W. B. Farm & Ranch Wells Fargo Bank Guadalupe Valley Vet Clinic Huebner Ranch Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Rafe and Pam Jackson McKee Construction Budweiser, Tri City Distributing John & Pam Davis Rusty J. Clampit, DVM Daniel & Mary Tomas Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms Southern Livestock Nixon Livestock G V T C Foundation Chuck & Cheryl Pavliska Kermit & Mildred Thiele Noon Lions Gonzales County A & M Club Neal Barfield Ranch Weaver & Jacobs Kenneth & Barbara Oliver Bruce McKee DVM Dr. Gary Gage Buddys Natural Chicken Lone Star Drilling Kidd Trucking Co Wilkerson Plumbing Don Ford, Sr. Mcleroy Land Group All In One Salon Terry & Juli Clay Mason Farms Kathy Jones Brice & Rhonda Hand Steve & Bonnie Gray Farm Gonzales Poultry Supply Hand Ranch Adam & Carla Green Wes & Stacey Davis Ray & Sue Kelley Morgan Bulk James Christian Custom Homes & General Contracting Saturn Sales & Service David & Diane Harrison Luckey Custom Feed Lot Luxury Motors Seay & Seay Pump Supply Bob Erickson Mark Ploeger Ilene Gohmert, CPA Lamars Barber Shop Kevin & Debbie LaFleur Catholic Youth, Gonzales & Waelder Herzik Milk & Grain Don Rainey Dr. Humberto Rivas L. W. Fryer Dicky & Carol Hardcastle M 5 Ranch Coyote Lake Feedyard J M Oilfield Jimbo Holland - Cuero Boomers Kara Baker Wesley & Brenda Caldwell Paul & DeLise Koone/Shiner Goat Co.

Gonzales Livestock Show

Onie & Pete Baker Sandy Fork RV Park Lillian Smith/Turnquist Partners Knox Material Transport Leahs Cookin R. J. Esco Construction Ray Meyer A. P. Breitschopf & Sons David & Patricia Kapavik Pal Lester Simpson Crushed Stone Haltom Ranch Cuero Livestock Comm. Ronnie Baker Running M James Fehner D & G Auto & Diesel Repair Jon & Julie Dickinson Ben & Judy Schramm Shelly & Ross Hendershot John Hahn Renee Rathmann David & Stephanie Garza Walter Kuck Weston & Kimberly Hamiton H & R Block Ray & Sharon Raley Bell & Assoc. Realty/Karen Bell Luling Cowboy Church Sue Ortman Sherry Wegner Agency Carla & Tim Faltisek Bennie Davis Glen Sachtleben George & Terry Jurek Allison Soefje Pat Flores Todd Bright Alacran Minerals LTD Apache Aggregate Products, LLC Gosney Bros. LLC Anthony Bevis Hermann Sons S & S Cattle Blake & Leslie Petrek Shiner Business Mens Club Reggie & Amy Othold Eric Flores & Family Kabel Faltisek Licorice & Lemon Drops Sandwiches and Subs Metzler Brothers D.J. & Leah Janacek Kremling Enterprises, Inc Dakota blackwell John & Jane Zimmerhanzel Donnie & Elaine Brzozowski Weston & Kimberly Hamilton Emmanuel Fellowship Youth Group James & Janie Massey John Key Allan & Betty Fink Betty Caldwell Land O Lakes-Purina Feed Sara Fogle Lone Star Bank Gonzales David Malaer Kevin LeCompte Mohrmanns Drug Store China Basket Ripley & Wolff, PC Knights of Columbus Council 5090 Ehrig Brothers Caraway Ford-Gonzales Mike & Scottie Baker Gonzales Young Farmers Lindemann Fertilizer

Mike & Jacquelyn Mikesh David & Mona Bivins Nolan Ryan Ranch Phil & Jackie Breitschopf Onion Creek Memorial Park Thomas Omme, DDS PC Steve Breitschopf Penn Virginia Oil & Gas LP Breitschopf & Cooper Realty Gregory Peterek - CPA M/M Harold Bruns Jean Johnson Peterek - Attorney at Law Louis & Darlene Bruns Brian & Leah Pirkle Catholic Daughters of America Kevin Pirkle Capitol Monument Co. -- Joe Solansky Mrs. Dorothy Ploeger Dr. & Mrs. Rusty J. Clampit Mark Ploeger Dr. W. J. & Lauren Clampit Leslie & Deanne Ploeger Dr. W.J. Clampit & Mike Brzozowski Barbara & Bill Quinney Kyle & Debbie Crozier Don & Imogene Rainey D & D Liquor Carl & Betty Sample D & G Automotive & Diesel John Sample Bryan & Ellen Denman Selman Ranch - J.D. Selman Kennon & Tamra DuBose Shinter Animal Hospital Greg Dubose San Antonio Water Systems Larry & Johnnie Edwards Lynn Smith, Jr. David & Tonya Eppright Loy Smith Ewald Tractor of Seguin Perry Smith First Shot Cook Off Wayne & Loretta Spahn David & Diane Floyd Kenneth & Karen Fougerat T Electric - Tommy Avant Darren & Janice Glass Taylor Ranch R.D. Glass Farms Texan Nursing & Rehab/Louis Kuntschik Gonzales Healthcare Systems Employees onzales Processing Jay & Carrie Tinsley Margie & Tommy Haeglin Mrs. J.R. Tinsley Harding Pump & Supply, Inc. John L. Tinsley Jaegers John Seere, Shiner Kevin LaFleur, Commissioner Pct. #3 LePetit Maison Beauty Salon Tom & Lori Lindemann Helen Low M & M Construction - Randy Pirkle M/M John Meador Glenn & Sarah Menking Janice Menking M/M Larry Mercer

Logan Insurance Agency Holiday Finance Corporation Doug Forshagen Debbie Brzozowski Persons Flower Shop James & Irene Koehler Lee Jay Muenchow Mr. & Mrs. William Hill John Berkley Jack & Jayne Finch LaVonne & Kenny Hyden Mike Tate, Farm Bureau Mike Rothrock, Farm Bureau Renee Rathmann, Farm Bureau

9 OClock Coffee Drinkers

Dr. Sam & Mrs. Sally Glass Will Soefje Rusty & Melissa Clampit Ross & Shelly Hendershot Mitchell Hardcastle Chuck Pavliska Gary & Denise Mobbs Dr. Bryan & Celia Glass James & Giana Alford Mr. & Mrs. Roger Gray Brian & Marcy Herndon Jay & Donna Gray Gray Cattle Co. Chris & Amy Thibodeaux Jo & Glenn Sachtleben Robert Bland Dwight & Suzanne Sexton Stephanie & Clay Gacke Mike & Bridget Rainey Hope & Jimmy Mills Dr. Kenneth & Sue Gottwald

Gonzales County A & M Club

Special Thank YouSpecial Thanks to the following who give so graciously of their time and energy. J.B. Wells Arena Crew, David Shelton, J.D. Shelton, Steve Ehrig, DeWitt Poth & Sons, Max Barta, GVEC Cook Crew, Mike Brzozowski, Egon Barthels & KCTI Radio, Ken Hedrick, D & D Farm and Ranch Supply, Reeses Print Shop, Marlene Metzler, GVEC, GVEC. Net, Johnson Oil Company, Illusions, Intermediate Sanctions Facility Crew, Rene Singleton, Sherry Calloway, Show Board Directors, Advisers, Buyers, Exhibitors and their parents, and all others who helped in making the 2012 Stock Show a huge success. The Senior Top Hand Award went to Jeff Loomis The Junior Top Hand Award in honor of Colby Brown went to Tanner Hardcastle.

Edward Jones Vicki King Ricks Electric John & Dot Henderson Vanity Flair Beauty Salon J & J Poultry James & Mona Lassig Hoopla Dr. Kenneth & Sue Gottwald Sandy & Stephen Hendricks

The Cowgirls List

Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Lester Holland Show Pigs John Lester Jeff Lester Mr. & Mrs. Bill Barthels Burchard Abstract Sue Ortman Wm. Fink & Son Laura Walker Mr. & Mrs. Bill Hendricks Mr. & Mrs. George Fink Mr. & Mrs. Allan Fink

Fink Farm Group

Allens Body Tech- Doyle & Wendy Allen All Faiths Funeral Home Arrowhead Ranch, Clay Boscamp Bradley & J.C. Avant Neal Barfield Ranch --John & Susie Barfield, Mary & Daniel Tomas Max & Sharon Barta Wilbert & Lori Benes

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McKenzie Caldwell Reserve Champion Market Swine, Champion Heavyweight in the Gonzales Livestock Show

Cuatro Koehler Reserve Champion Steer, Champion Med. Heavyweight in the Gonzales Livestock Show

Loni Soefje Reserve Champion Heavyweight in the Gonzales Livestock Show

Zachary Davis Reserve Champion Market lamb, 2nd Place Junior Showmanship in the Gonzales Livestock Show

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Cleaning up on the prizesLauren Campion had quite a day at this years Gonzales 4-H/ FFA Livestock Show. She won the grand champion banners for Market Lamb, Ewe, Market Goat and Breeding Goat and added the Reserve Champion ribbon in Senior Baked Goods to boot.

The anticipation of tough judging weighs on both the exhibitors and their livestock.

Circle T Motors830-672-7788Gene Tieken, owner

to everyone on a fine job!

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One of the tests almost every exhibitor faces is when their animal proves less-thancooperative when it comes time to enter the arena. Them animals can be downright ornery at times!

Congratulations to The Participants!Congratulations on a Job Well Done!South Texas Poultry Supply822 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX 78629 (830) 672-7045 - Office Toll Free 866-517-5676 Fax (830) 672-8120 Cell (830) [email protected]

Fehner & Son Grain Co.James Fehner - Cell 830-857-3638 Jimmy Fehner - Cell 830-857-3636

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MBH Welding

Persons Flower Shop1030 E. St. Louis Gonzales, Tx 78629 830-672-2883 Nancy Logan, owner

Soncrest Eggs925 Saint Andrew Gonzales

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Congratulating all this years exhibitors!

Congratulations to The Participants!Circle G Truck Stop2024 South Hwy. 183 Gonzales, TXAnnie Oakley Pest ControlComplete Pest & Termite ServiceResidential - Commercial - IPM Program520 N. Ave. C. P.O. Box 64 Shiner, TX 77984 Phone: (361) 594-3352 Fax: (361) 594-3127

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Hodges Construction1404 N. Sarah DeWitt Gonzales

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830-672-6985

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D&D LiquorSteve & Jane Wehlmann, Owners 102 W. Wallace, Gonzales

WB Farm & Ranch2031 Water St., Hwy. 183 North Gonzales 830-672-7997

830-672-9477

2004 Church St., Gonzales, TX Congratulations!Dr. Gottwald, Dr. Glass Dr. Jackson, Dr. Gacke Est. 1984

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Commercial Heifer Division

Tanner Hardcastle: Grand Champion Haley Clampit Reserve Champion

Logan Insurance AgencyHOME AUTO FARM COMMERCIAL BONDS Travis Treasner (830) 672-6518

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Buyers: Lance Benes Grand Ronnie Baker Reserve Buckle Donors: W R & Jo Ann Low Bill & Bonnine Hyman, Thomas & Erin Marshall Gonzales Livestock Market, H & H Cattle Independent Cattle Association Thank you to the GLSA and David Shelton!

THANK YOU to:



Gonzales Livestock AssociationChampions and Reserves, 2012

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But when all the judging is done and the ribbons are handed out, blue ribbons produce a ton of blue-ribbon smiles for these youngsters who have worked so hard over the last year.

Photos in this years Livestock Show Salute by: Nikki Maxwell Cedric Iglehart Dave Mundy James Dreyer Jamie Wilson

Grand Champion Swine Buckle--Gonzales Noon Lions Exhibitor: Lynnea Fink Purchaser: Fink Farm Group, $7,000. Total $9,325. Reserve Champion Swine Buckle--Gonzales Noon Lions Exhibitor: McKenzie Caldwell Purchaser: Wells Fargo Bank, HEB, Schmidt & Sons, Ehrig Brothers, $2,100. Total $3,525. Champion County Bred Swine: Trent Wilkerson: Buckle--Wilkerson Plumbing & Show Pigs Reserve County Bred Swine: Kymberly Malatek Buckle--Rising Star 4-H Club Junior Swine Showmanship: 1st-- Katarina Leist Buckle--Lillian Smith/Turnquist Realty 2nd -- Sheridan Tate Senior Swine Showmanship-1st -- Ty Tinsley - Buckle-Gonzales Co. Farm Bureau 2nd -- Derrick Davis Tatsch Sheridan Tate--Grand Champion Gilt Buckle--Alamo Group Cade Davis--Reserve Champion Gilt Buckle-- Wesley Caldwell Family Champion County Bred Gilt: Clayton Wilkerson Buckle: Max & Sharon Barta Reserve County Bred Gilt: Raven Dyer Buckle: Hyden Highway Hauling Grand Champion Steer Buckle: Sage Capital Bank Exhibitor: Dylan Mills Purchaser: Sage Capital Bank, Don Ford, Sr. Houston & Peggy Munson $4,700. Total $6,000. Reserve Champion Steer Buckle: Will Soefje Land & Cattle Exhibitor: Cuatro Koehler Purchaser: Schmidt & Sons, Wells Fargo Bank, E-Barr Feeds $4,100. Total $5,400. Champion County Bred Steer -- Loni Lester Buckle: Mitchell Hardcastle Family Reserve County Bred Steer -- Taylor Mills Buckle: Daniel & Mary Tomas, Justin & Bryan Pope Junior Beef Showmanship1st--Tanner Hardcastle Buckle: Keeton & Michael Ehrig 2nd -- Madison Culpepper Senior Beef Showmanship: 1st -- Loni Lester Buckle: Gonzales Co. Farm Bureau 2nd -- Dylan Mills Grand Champion Heifer: Dylan Mills Buckle: John Floyd Reserve Champion Heifer: Kayla Mason Buckle: 5-J Cattle Co. Champion County Bred Heifer: Lane Mills Buckle: Polly Habercorn Justin & Shannon Williams Reserve County Bred Heifer: Madison Culpepper Buckle: Katie & Liz Keyser Grand Champion Lamb Buckle: Mike & Scottie Baker Exhibitor: Lauren Campion Purchaser: Lone Star Bank - Gonzales $1,250. Total $1,750. Reserve Champion Lamb Buckle: Gonzales Rotary Club Champion County Bred Lamb Buckle: Wes Davis Lambs Exhibitor: Zachary Davis Purchaser: Fehner & Son Grain, Co. $925. Total $1,575. Reserve County Bred Market Lamb: Weston Davis Buckle: Ken & JoAnn Hedrick Junior Lamb Showmanship: 1st -- Josie Stowers Buckle: Sequoya & Shawn Janacek 2nd -- Zachary Davis Senior Lamb Showmanship: 1st -- Lauren Campion Buckle: Gonzales Co. Farm Bureau 2nd -- Erica Malatek Grand Champion Ewe: Lauren Campion Buckle: Ken & JoAnn Hedrick Reserve Champion Ewe: Erica Malatek Buckle: Ken & JoAnn Hedrick Champion County Bred Ewe: Erica Malatek Buckle: Kim & Donna Kelley Reserve County Bred Ewe: Richard Thiele Buckle: Gonzales Branch #69 Catholic Life Insurance Grand Champion Rabbit Buckle: Hochhiem Prairie Insurance Exhibitor: Kymberlie Malatek Purchaser: Gonzales Building Center $1,100. Total $3,000. Reserve Champion Rabbit Buckle: Texan Nursing & Rehabilitation Exhibitor: Max Moore, IV Purchaser: Lone Star Bank-Gonzales $2,615. Total $2,700. Champion County Bred Market Rabbit: Michaela Garcia Buckle: Vicki & Dennis Patteson Reserve County Bred Market Rabbit: Kelli Soefje Buckle: 2C Red Angus Junior Rabbit Showmanship:1st-- Daniela Rivas Buckle: Sons of the Republic of Texas 2nd -- Hope Kapavik Senior Rabbit Showmanship: 1st -- Morgan Simper Buckle: DuBose Insurance Agency 2nd -- Johanna Green Grand Champion Breeding Rabbit: Alexis Knox Buckle: Gonzales Breakfast Lions Reserve Champion Breeding Rabbit: Joshua Weigang Buckle: Gonzales Manufacturing Champion County Bred Breeding Rabbit: Alexis Knox Buckle: Fehner & Son Grain Co Reserve County Bred Breeding Rabbit: Joshua Weigang Buckle: Wells Ranch/Williamson Family Grand Champion Goat Buckle: Odd Fellows Lodge # 38 Champion County Bred Goat Buckle: Freddie & Debbie Menking Exhibitor: Lauren Campion Purchaser: G V T C Foundation $1,750. Total $3,025. Reserve Champion Goat Buckle: Lone Star Bank-Gonzales Reserve County Bred Goat Buckle: Knights of Columbus Exhibitor: Hunter Laqua Purchaser: Knights of Columbus Council 5090 $2,722.50 Junior Goat Showmanship: 1st -- Haley Clampit Buckle: Louis Kuntschik Family 2nd -- Hunter Laqua Senior Goat Showmanship: 1st -- Lauren Campion Buckle: Gonzales Co. Farm Bureau 2nd -- Gareth Fowler Grand Champion Breeding Goat & Champion County Bred: Lauren Campion Buckle: Glen, Sandra, Dillon Brown Buckle: Alamo Group Reserve Champion Breeding Goat & Reserve County Bred: Madison Culpepper Buckle:Guadalupe Valley Vet/Glen & Jo Sachtleben Buckle: DB Quarter Horse Ranch Grand Champion Broilers Buckle: Odd Fellows Lodge #38 Exhibitor: Weston Davis Purchaser: Lone Star Bank-Gonzales, Fehner & Son Grain Co. $2,900. Total $6,175. Reserve Champion Broilers Buckle: The Janota Family Exhibitor: Tyler Janota Purchaser: Holmes Foods, Buddys Natural Chicken, Morgan Bulk $4,200. Total $5,557.50 Grand Champion Senior Baked Good Exhibitor: Shelly Kresta Purchaser: Mike & Scottie Baker $400. Reserve Champion Senior Baked Good Exhibitor: Lauren Campion Purchaser: John Hahn $250. Total $275. Grand Champion Junior Baked Good Exhibitor: Sadie Thibodeaux Purchaser: Fehner & Son Grain, Co. Elstner Dozer Service $1,200. Total $1,425. Reserve Champion Junior Baked Good Exhibitor: Kyle Krum Purchaser: Sage Capital Bank $450. Grand Champion Commercial Heifers Buckle: W.R. & JoAnn Low Champion County Bred Buckle: Bill & Bonnie Hyman, Erin & Thomas Marshall Exhibitor: Tanner Hardcastle Purchaser: Lance & Jennifer Benes $5,200. Reserve Champion Commercial Heifers Buckle: Gonzales Co. ICA Reserve County Bred Buckle: H & H Cattle Co. Exhibitor: Haley Clampitt Purchaser: Ronnie Baker $5,800. Junior Herdsman Award: Haley Clampit Buckle: Gonzales Livestock Market Senior Herdsman Award: Lindsey Kuck Buckle: Steve Breitschopf Family Showmanship Money awards for 1st and 2nd: Senior sponsored by Southern Livestock Junior sponsored by John and Susie Barfield

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Hunter Laqua Reserve Champion Market Goat, Max Moore IV Reserve Champion Market Rabbits Tyler Janota Reserve Champion Broilers in the 2nd Place Junior Showmanship in the Gonzales Live- in the Gonzales Livestock Show Gonzales Livestock Show stock Show

Haley Clampitt Reserve Champion Commercial Luke Tinsley Reserve Champion Heavyweight Sheridan Tate Reserve Champion Medium HeavyHeifers in the Gonzales Livestock Show Swine in the Gonzales Livestock Show weight Swine in the Gonzales Livestock Show

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Clayton Boatright Grand Champion Market Steer - 2012 Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. His steer sold for $6,000 to buyers Bubba and Nancy Cook, Phillip and Becky Morris, Weaver & Jacobs Construction, Lindemann Fertilizer, Hunter Industries, Caraway Ford, Nixon State Bank, Reliable Finance and Finch Funeral Chapels.

Cody Orona Grand Champion Market Swine in the 2012 Waelder Livestock Show. His swine sold for $2,080 to buyer Gonzales Building Center.

Cason Trammell - Grand Champion Market Hog Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. His hog sold for $2,250 to buyer GVTC.

Zach Ramirez Grand Champion Market Lamb in the 2012 Waelder Livestock Show. His lamb sold for $2,525 to buyer Gonzales Building Center.

Anna Benitez Grand Champion Market Goat in the 2012 Waelder Livestock Show. Her goat sold for $2,000 to buyer Sage Capital Bank.

Natalie Trammell Grand Champion Market Lamb - Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. Her goat sold for $2,100 to buyers Circle T Motors and Nixon Feed.

Hailey Boatright Reserve Champion Market Steer - 2012 Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. Her steer sold for $5,400 to buyers Reliable Finance, Ricochet Ranch, Charley Kitzman, Nixon-Beeville Livestock Commissions, L.D. Cook & Son, Lindemann Fertilizer and Lazarus Energy.

Seth Wynne - Grand Champion Market Goats - Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. His goat sold for $3,735.20 to buyers HEB, Caraway Ford, Eagle Vacuum, Nixon-Beeville Livestock Commissions, Finch Funeral Chapels, Reliable Finance, Janicek Insurance, Kosub Farms, Bryan Ranch, and 4W Ranch-Wynne.

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Karley Brassell - Grand Champion Breeder Hogs- Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. Abigail Scarbrough - Grand Champion Turkeys - Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. Her turkey sold for $2,000 to buyers Bruce Patteson, Circle T Motors, B&S Water Well Service and Holmes Foods.

Randi Lamza - Reserve Champion Market Lamb - 2012 Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. Her lamb sold for $1,890 to buyers Bryan Ranch, 4W Ranch-Wynne, Kosub Justin Wolf - Grand Champion Ag Mechanics - Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. His Farms, and Phillip and Becky Morris, John and Sherrie Robinson, Ilene Gohmert, toolbox sold for $1,500 to buyers B&S Water Well Service and Wagener Welding Nixon-Beeville Livestock Commissions, and L&M Rentals. & Wagener Family.

Kaytlin Tschoepe - Reserve Champion Market Goats - 2012 Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. Her goat sold for $3,131.30 to buyers The Cutting Edge Salon & Spa, Scott Dierlam State Farm, Houston Burnett, D&D Farm and Ranch, Wade and PaHailey Boatright - Grand Champion Breeder Heifers - Nixon-Smiley Livestock tricia Gordon, Charley Kitzman, Ilene Gohmart, Justin and Heather Gordon, L&M Show. Clayton Boatright - Reserve Champion Breeder Heifers - Nixon-Smiley Rentals, Circle T Motors, B&S Water Well Service, and Dale and Laura Gordon. Livestock Show.

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Train a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

Riley Samford - Grand Champion Layered Cakes Natalie Trammell - Grand Champion Commercial Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. His carrot cake sold for $500 to buyer Schertz-Seguin Local Government Heifer- Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. Group.

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Nixon State Bank830-582-1511China Grove 210-648-0322

Congratulating all this years Livestock Show participants!

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Conley Boatright - Reserve Champion Market Hog - 2012 Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. He also won the Showmanship award. His hog sold for $2,025 to buyers Bruce Patteson, E Barr Feeds, Scott Henneke, Main Drug Company, Sage Capital Chase Neubauer - Grand Champion Crafts - Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. His pie safe sold for $500 to buyer Florence Neubauer. Bank and Caraway Ford.

Mikel Scarbrough - Reserve Champion Turkeys - 2012 Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. His turkey sold for $1,250 to buyers GEONIX Oilfield Supply, The Butler Family, Leroy and Raye Ann Jendrusch, Ehrig Brothers, Brittany Wagener and GVTC.

Jake Robinson - Reserve Champion Broilers - 2012 Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. His chicken sold for $2,700 to buyers Caraway Ford, Phillip and Becky Morris, Janicek Insurance, Eagle Vacuum and Kosub Farms.

Meaghan Fonseca - Reserve Champion Market Rabbits - 2012 Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. Her rabbit sold for $1,575 to buyers Reliable Finance, Bullard Services, Caraway Ford, Johnson Oil, Nixon State Bank and Circle T Motors.

William Hodge - Reserve Champion Crafts - 2012 Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. Eric Scarbrough - Reserve Champion Layered Cakes - 2012 Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. His chocolate gnash sold for $475 to buyer Eagle Vacuum. His work bench sold for $1,000 to buyers Jason Pape and SAWS.

Matthew Krueger - Reserve Champion Ag Mechanics - 2012 NixonSmiley Livestock Show. His work bench sold for $1,000 to buyers Jason Pape and SAWS.

Janicek InsuranceNixon Office Smiley Office 830-582-1581 830-587-6261 Stockdale 830-996-3148

Lindemann Fertilizer830-437-2269 Toll Free:1-800-331-1675Cost, Texas

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The auctionWhile each years Livestock Shows mark a joyous occasion for numerous youngsters around the region, those shows also mark a moment of wistfulness when the animals theyve worked so hard with ove rthe preceding year to nurture and devlop into prize-winners are sold at auction.

Randi Lamza - Showmanship Award - Market Lambs at the 2012 Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show.

Buck Butler was the recipient of the 2012 Hall of Fame Award at the 2012 Nixon- Girl Scout Troop 221 led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance to kick off the Smiley Livestock Show. festivities at the Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show.



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Malorie Puente Reserve Champion Market Swine in the 2012 Waelder Live- J.D. Martinez Reserve Champion Market Lamb in the 2012 Waelder Livestock stock Show. Her swine sold for $1,950 to buyer Becky Ayala. Show. His lamb sold for $2,400 to buyer Zerimar Corp. - Sammy Ramirez.

Steven Puente Reserve Champion Market Rabbits Pedro Hernandez Reserve Champion Market in the 2012 Waelder Livestock Show. His rabbits sold Goat in the 2012 Waelder Livestock Show. His goat sold for $1,900 to buyer Bill Walker Plumbing. for $1,145 to buyer GVTC.

Clay Orona 2nd Place Blue Ribbon Swine in the 2012 Waelder Livestock Show. His swine sold for $1,740 to buyer Zerimar Corp. - Sammy Ramirez.

The Waelder Show Board would like to thank the following for a great 2012 Stock Show!We would like to congratulate the exhibitors and thank the buyers. A Thank You to Gonzales County Farm Bureau for the Grand Champion buckles, LW Fryer for the Reserve Champion buckles and Waelder Lions Club for the Showmanship trophies and a special thank you to John Hahn, David Shelton and The Gonzales Livestock Market for help with the auction.

2012 Waelder Stockshow Buyers & Add Ons2 B C Cattle Company Abelardo & JoAnn Ibarra Alex Benitez Andrew Rosas Arrowhead Ranch Ashlynn Noyola B&F Mini Storage Bastrop Scales Becky Ayala Brian & Sarah Wischnewsky Cal Maine Farms, Inc. Caldwell County Farm & Ranch Caraway Ford Gonzales CATI Properties Chloe Rincon Chris Walker Fencing Clasen Enterprises Clay Orona Community Bank of Moulton Crystal Cedillo Daniel Martinez David Urban Bookkeeping DeLos Santos Painting Deanna & Ricardo Garcia Delores & Gilbert Martinez Dons Automotive Donnie Richter DuBose Insurance Egon Bartels Farran Quintero Francis quintero Francisca Sanchez Francyne Sustaita Gideon Ramirez Gilbert Rosas Gonzales Building Center Gonzales County Farm Bureau Gonzales Healthcare Systems Guadalupe Valley Vet Clinic GVEC GVTC HEB Independent Cattle Raisers Jane & John Schneider Janie & Sam Melchor Joe Rincon John Cardenas John Hahn John Parr Jose & Maria Vela Josie Rosas Jus Passing Thru Adam Ibarra BBQ Team Ken Hedrick Linda & Cruz Cedillo Linda Beale Lindemann Fertilizer Lockhart Ford Lone Star Bank LW Fryer Manny Wickiffe Marissa Ramirez Marta Melchor Martinez Firewood Marys Beauty Shop Matias Reyes Melchor Tree Farm Mercedes Noyola Mindieta Family MJ Store All Mylus Williams Omar & Lupita Agullar Orosco Show Pigs Pablito Torres Pete Esparaza Pronto Bail Bonds Prosperity Bank of Flatonia Quanta Lab Inc. Ramirez Custom Cabinets Randy Tovar Robert Quintero Rodriguez Family Rosa & Rudy Martinez Rosa Linda Gonzales Roy Anthony Tovar Rudy Orona Sage Capital Bank Sail & Ski San Antonio Water Supply Savian Quintero Sievers Medical Clinic Sonic Drive-In of Gonzales Sophia Quintero State Farm Insurance Susan Rosas Taqueria Reyna Tommy & Jeanette Granger Trophy Tech & Gifts LLC Truman Parr Victoria Quintero Waelder Lions Club Waelder Medical Clinic Walker Plumbing Wells Fargo Bank Yonie Cramer Zach Ramirez Zariah Quintero Zerimar Corporation

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Amber Lakey- Grand Champion Market Rabbits - Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. Her rabbit sold for $1,750 to buyers Bobby Joe Coleman, H.E.B., GVTC, Weaver & Jacobs Construction, Ehrig Brothers, Bruce Patteson and Sage Capital Bank.

Omar Garcia Grand Champion Rabbits in the Waelder Livestock Show. His rabbits sold for $1,735 to buyers CATI.

Ashlynn Noyola Grand Champion Broilers in the Waelder Livestock Show. Seth Wynne - Grand Champion Broilers - Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show. His chickHer chickens sold for $2,325 to buyers GVTC. Ashlynn also showed the Reserve en sold for $3,000 to buyers Holmes Foods, 4W Ranch, and J.P. Morgan Chase. Champion broilers in the show.

Congratulations To All 2012 Livestock Participants!

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Kalla Gaertner Grand Champion Steer in the Moulton Livestock Show Meghan Richardson Grand Champion Steer in the Luling Livestock Show

Kobe Trejo Grand Champion Lamb in the Moulton Livestock Show Jacob Stafford Grand Champion Steer in the Shiner Livestock Show

Sarah Koenning Grand Champion Lamb in the Shiner Livestock Show

Hallie Randall Grand Champion Lamb in the Luling Livestock Show

Congratulations & Thank you to everyone for your hard work & dedication to the 2012 Livestock Show!

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Jordan Wenske Grand Champion Broiler in the Shiner Livestock Show

Jenna Wenske Grand Champion Broiler in the Moulton Livestock Show

Aimee Fojtik Reserve Champion Steer in the Moulton Livestock Show Blaine Caka Reserve Champion Steer in the Shiner Livestock Show

Paige Dollard Reserve Champion Lamb in the Shiner Livestock Show

Nicholas Perez Reserve Champion Barrow in the Moulton Livestock Show

Destiny Chumchal Reserve Champion Broiler in the Shiner Livestock Show

Railey Aragon Reserve Champion Lamb in the Moulton Livestock Show

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Porfirio Reyna Grand Champion Broilers in the Luling Livestock Show

Trevor Freytag Reserve Champion Broilers in the Moulton Livestock Show

Moulton Livestock Show Showmanship Buckle winners: Kyle Trejo, Ethan Motal and Kalla Gaertner

Ches Elley Grand Champion Goat in the Luling Livestock Show

Kelsey Young Reserve Champion Steer in the Luling Livestock Show

Michelle Tetley Grand Champion Rabbits in the Luling Livestock Show

Mark Randall Reserve Champion Goat in the Taylor Limbaugh Grand Champion Junior Project Leonardo Reyna Reserve Champion Broilers in Luling Livestock Show Fair in the Luling Livestock Show the Luling Livestock Show

Jett McCelvey Reserve Champion Hog in the Mark Randall Reserve Champion Lamb in the Ashlee Watts Reserve Champion Rabbits in the Luling Livestock Show Luling Livestock Show Luling Livestock Show

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Micah Morkovsky Grand Champion Hog in the Shiner Livestock Show

Clint Cantu Grand Champion Hog in the Luling Livestock Show

Hannah Perez Grand Champion Barrow in the Moulton Livestock Show

Meredith Sexton Grand Champion Sr. Project Fair in the Luling Livestock Show

Congratulations to all the participants, show board members & everyone involved. You made all the 2012 Livestock Shows a success!

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